William
Henry Harrison
Van Benthuysen
Born in Tracy, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Ellen (Van Benthuysen) Stephens, Priscilla Frances (Van Benthuysen) Forsyth, Susan Elizabeth (Van Benthuysen) Wellman, John Wesley Van Benthuysen, Sarah Emmaline (Van Benthuysen) Brobst, Thomas Clayton Van Benthuysen, Stephen Decater Van Benthuysen and Herman Horace Van Benthuysen
Husband of
Harriet Louisa (Anspach) Van Benthuysen
— married
14 Feb 1873 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Infant Van Benthuysen, Sarah Elcy Etta (Van Benthuysen) Cade, John Wesley Van Benthuysen, Thomas Clyde Van Benthuysen, Laura Alice (Van Benthuysen) DeYoung, Mary Emily (Van Benthuysen) Sweem and Fred LeRoy Van Benthuysen
Died
at age 73
in Bussey, Marion County, Iowa, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Apr 2014
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Biography
William Van Benthuysen, born in 1855, married Louisa Anspach. He died Feb. 28, 1928.[1]
William was promoted to 1st Corp. in IA 40 INF. F Co. on 09 Sept. 1864 and mustered out 02 Aug 1865 at Fort Gibson. In The Union Army, vol. 4 infor says he fought 03 Sept. 1863 at Brownsville, AR; 03 Apr. 1864 Okolona, AR; 10 Apr. 1864 Prairie D' Anna, AR; 18 Apr. 1864 Camden, AR; 25 Apr. 1864 Prairie D' Anna, AR; 27 Apr. 1864 Camden, AR; 30 Apr. 1864 Jenkins Ferry, AR.[2]
- 1854 Jan 12 IA birth[3]
- 1860 Census IA age 5 in home of parents John 36 and Sarah 33 Van Benthuizen[4]
- 1870 Census IA age 15 in home of parents John 46 and Sarah 43 Van Benthuesen[5]
- 1873 Feb 28 IA marriage between William H. Van Benthusan and Louisa Anspach[6][7][8]
- 1900 Census IA age 45 with wife Harriot L. 45 Van Benthuysen[9]
- 1910 Census IA age 55 with wife Harriet L. 55 Van Benthuysen[10]
- 1920 Census IA age 64 with wife Louise H. 65 Van Benthuysen[11]
- 1925 IA Census age 70 with wife H.L. 70 Van Benthuysen[12]
- 1928 Feb 15 IA aged 74 death[13]
Sources
- ↑ The Van Benthuysen Genealogy by Alvin Seaward Van Benthuysen and Edith M. McIntosh Hall, 1953
- ↑ [Cade-334|Claudia Biddle]
- ↑ Year: 1854; Find A Grave: Memorial #34275303
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Page: 19
- ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Clay, Marion, Iowa; Roll: M593_409; Page: 1B
- ↑ Year: 1873; Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
- ↑ Year: 1873; Iowa, Marriages. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
- ↑ Year: 1873; Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Iowa, Select Marriages, 1851-1900. See extended description for original data sources listed by county.
- ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant, Lucas, Iowa; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1240445
- ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Liberty, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T624_412; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 1374425
- ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Liberty, Marion, Iowa; Roll: T625_501; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 56
- ↑ Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
- ↑ Year: 1928; Find A Grave: Memorial #34275303
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Claudia (Cade) Biddle 
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Marnie Hall :
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Phillip Kordisch :
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~3.12%
~12.50%
David Pope :
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member popemon04
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Walter Hansen :
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~0.78%
Valerie (Wells) Hill :
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